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	APA Activities at the UN
	June 2008 Meeting of the UN NGO Committee on Human Settlements, organized by APA Representative Harold Takooshian. Speaker: Henry J. Stern, describes his work with www.nycivic.org and insights into complex urban politics. Details available at: http://www.ngochs.org/june_meeting.html. May 2008 APA Representative nominated to attend the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. CSTD analyses relevant issues and provides appropriate recommendations and policy options to the General Assembly. It is a United Nations forum for examining science and technology questions and their implications for development; advancing understanding on science and technology policies - particularly with respect to developing countries and; formulating UN system recommendations and guidelines on science and technology. April 2008 Media and its Impact on Children and Family. Panelists: John Broughton, Professor, Department of Arts and Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University; Erica Kochi, Senior Communication’s Officer, Head of the Innovation Unit in UNICEF’s Division of Communications. MODERATOR: APA Representative, Harold Cook, Co-Chair of the NGO Committee on the Family – NY, The International Union of Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association. March 2008 Eliminate Racism: Prevent Mass Atrocities (as part of the Human Rights Dialogue Series in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Organized by APA Representative Corann Okorodudu. Panel Presenters: Rodney Leon, President and co-Founder of Aariris Architects, Designer, African Burial Ground National Monument, NY; Yvette Rugasaguhunga, Survivor of the Rwandan Genocide; Payam Akhavan, Professor of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Mark Weitzman, Simon Weisenthal Center, NY, Ervin Staub, Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the American Psychological Association; Ben Majekodunmi, Human Rights Officer, Office of the UN Special Representative on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities. March 2008 With all the important issues that face NGOs working with the United Nations today, how can NGO committees and individuals best share their work with others through publication?  In this free workshop for NGO reps, a panel of expert editors describe why and how to go beyond “speaking” to publish articles, chapters, or books on our international work.  These include Paul Dukes and Anne Duffy(www.taylorandfrancis.com) Uwe P. Gielen (President, APA Division of International Psychology), APA Representative Harold Takooshian (International Psychology Bulletin). Parviz Morewedge (www.gsp-online.com).  January 2008 APA was elected to the Executive Board of the Council of NGOs in Consultative Relations at the United Nations (CONGO) at the annual CONGO meeting in early December at UN headquarters in Geneva. The CONGO Executive Committee represents all NGOs who have consultative status at the UN. It promotes the active role of NGOs in policy formation, program development, program monitoring and review. For more information on CONGO, please visit: http://www.ngocongo.org. ACTIVITIES FROM 2007 ACTIVITIES FROM 2006

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